PT-2014-8972 · Ettercap · Ettercap

Nicksampanis · Published 2014-12-19 · Updated 2020-02-26 · CVE-2014-9377

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ettercap version 0.8.1

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the nbns spoof function, located in plug-ins/nbns spoof/nbns spoof.c. This allows remote attackers to potentially cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by sending a large netbios packet.

Recommendations For Ettercap version 0.8.1, consider disabling the nbns spoof function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the nbns spoof module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9377

MGASA-2015-0012

Affected Products

Ettercap

References · 12

• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0012.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9377 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9377 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9377 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9377 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2015-0012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/603 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14919 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/71690 · Note